To Write
To write takes an artist’s eye.
To write takes an artist’s soul.
To write takes patience.
To write takes persistence.
To write takes effort.
To write takes great strength
To push aside and keep aside
That big granite block.
To write takes putting pen to paper
Or fingers to keyboard.
To write takes courage
To face the blank page
And write what it takes.
Roy W. Backes
© 2018